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Come across this a couple of times recently whilst doing eicr’s. Everything all ok except there is no access to the (presumably) earth rod. The cable just disappears under a patio.
Of course it may not even be an earth rod. It could be a plate or something. I’ve been giving these a C3 as I don’t know how reliable the connection is to the rod without being able to inspect it. Perhaps it should be FI though. This would then require lifting of the patio, which is perhaps a bit extreme given the ze is very good.
One of them had a very recent consumer unit change that looked to have been done very well. Should they have addressed the accessibility to the rod as part of this? I’m really not sure.
Another one is fire rated downlights. In most houses the ceiling is not considered a fire barrier, but it may be in flats/3 storey houses etc depending on how they are constructed. Either way imo it’s not a matter of electrical safety, so no code. I may note it on the report with no code though if I think any downlights are piercing a fire barrier and should be fire rated. Thoughts?
Of course it may not even be an earth rod. It could be a plate or something. I’ve been giving these a C3 as I don’t know how reliable the connection is to the rod without being able to inspect it. Perhaps it should be FI though. This would then require lifting of the patio, which is perhaps a bit extreme given the ze is very good.
One of them had a very recent consumer unit change that looked to have been done very well. Should they have addressed the accessibility to the rod as part of this? I’m really not sure.
Another one is fire rated downlights. In most houses the ceiling is not considered a fire barrier, but it may be in flats/3 storey houses etc depending on how they are constructed. Either way imo it’s not a matter of electrical safety, so no code. I may note it on the report with no code though if I think any downlights are piercing a fire barrier and should be fire rated. Thoughts?